Thread: Gazza's ARB has issues

I say go the LSD Gazza. You need to take a bit of magic out of that Disco..

OK I have to make note of the fact that ARB's new design does have a single piece hemisphere, Hats off to them for that.

Having pulled this Locker out too many times to count, for the issues listed below:.

1. Air leaking from the O rings
2. Cup Washer seized Locker not engaging x 2
3. Broken Plastic cage, locker engaged and will not disengage
4. Bolts came out – Thing Kaput

3 out of the 4 issues remain in the new design, especially the O-Rings which are rotating the whole time the car is moving.


I think the bolts came out because they are only 5 mm instead of 14 mm or more.

I dont think I will buy another one.

Gaz

Originally Posted by buzz66

I say go the LSD Gazza. You need to take a bit of magic out of that Disco..

the problem diff is [was] in the jeep,
not the disco.

ohhh.....

That explains a lot.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Why would you want an LSD? Wouldnt even be on my list of things to consider.

yeah but at the same time you gain a system that is completley mechanical rather than a system that has mutiple failures, from the smallest of weaknesses surely it would be better than that.

The appication and parts are also on the Australian ARB web site. Go products, lockers, service and parts manual

Sorry to be a little bit off topic but this seems to be the place where people know alot about arb lockers haha.

I was having a play in my D2 today out at our block and i put the locker on and it didnt seem to be doing as well as usual and then when i turned it off, the air "psst" that usually comes out was sounding a bit wet....

So i turned the thing on and off for a bit because i thought it must have been blocked by some dirt or something, and then i just started to smell diff oil (the compressor is under the drivers seat) and i looked down and there was diff oil all over the back of my legs.....

What the hell has happened! there is some oil at the bottom of the diff centre (pretty standard usually) but there doesnt seem to be any oil coming out or around where the air line goes in ontop... does this mean that the line inside hasnt been put in properly or has broken some how?

Two options;

I stuff around with it myself taking it out or;
Take it to ARB and say it's their problem (they installed the locker into the diff centre but i put the diff centre back in the car) so i'm not sure where i stand in terms of warranty.... i know if its fully stuffed then i can get it covered but weather or not they would make me take it out or they would do it...

Shamo